Polishing cloth



June 29, 1943; i F. A. WEDDERBURN POLISHING CLOTH Filed June 5, 1941 vented the device shown in Patented June 29, 1943 UNITED sTA'rlzs PATENT OFFICE romsnmo ono'rn Frank A. Wedderllurn, Vienna, Va. Application June 3, 1941, Serial No. 396,465 7 claims; (cl. Iii- 222) This invention relates to a polishing cloth for polishing shoes or other articles and has for its object to provide such a cloth with an application of shoe blacking or paste on one side and a polishing surface on the reverse side.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rubbing cloth one portion of one side of which is first treated with a non-absorbent or moistureproof material and then coating said portion with a shoe blacking material.

Another object of the invention is to provide a polishing cloth having one portion of one side impregnated with a slow drying shoe blacking or polishing paste.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe or other polishing cloth having a patch removably attachable to one side thereof, said patch being impregnated with a coloring and polishing material of a relatively slow drying material.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a polishing cloth with one or more hand pockets or mittens to an outer side of which is applied a staining or polishing material whereby the same may be easily applied to a surface to be polished after which the balance of the cloth is used to rub the material into and polish said surface.

With the above and such other objects in view as may hereinafter more fully appear I have indrawing, in which: 1

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved polishing cloth;

Figure 2 is an exaggerated section on line 2-2 thereof;

Figure 3 is a reverse side view thereof;

Figure 4 is a view, similar to Figure 1, showing a modification;

Figure 5 is a reverse side of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a plan view of an attachable patch for the cloth; and

Figure 7 is a view of the reverse side thereof Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Figure "I;

Figure 9 is a broken away section, in perspective, of a polishing cloth showing a welt.

Travellers who wish to take as little baggage as possible with them have found that the necessary shoe polishing paraphernalia is a nuisance, especially those travelling by automobile, as it is not often that a shoe blacks stand can readily be located when wanted, therefore, shoe blacking materials must be carried. It is to do away with this unnecessary luggage that I have improvised the complete shoe blacking and polishing cloth the accompanying described herein, andwhich will accomplish the desired results, but will occupy little or no more room than a pocket handkerchief.

In the accompanying drawing and the following specification like reference characters indicate like parts and in which i indicates a complete shoe blacking and polishing outfit which consists solely of a cloth 2 having a polishing surface 3 and a reverse surface! upon the outer portion 5 of which is applied a coating 6 of shoe blacking of a slow drying nature. If found desirable or necessary the may be coated with a moisture proof material 8 in order to prevent the blacking 6 from being absorbed entirely through the cloth to surface 3 of the cloth; if the cloth is sumciently heavy, however, this will not be necessary.

In Figures 4 and 5 I show a slight modification of the invention in which I provide pockets! and I0 on the cloth to both outer surfaces H and I2 of which the polishing material may be applied.

In Figures 6 and 7 I show another modification of the invention in which a patch "is provided with an adhesive surface IS on one side and a blacking coated surface IS on the other. These blacking carrying patches may be attached to and removed from the surface 4 of cloth 2,as often as necessary.

In Figure 9 I show a slight modification which consists of a strip of cloth 2, having a'corded welt I8 transversely thereof and preferably at a point directly under the blacking 6, said welt being formed by cord IS, the purpose of the welt being that it can be drawn along the welted edgeof a shoe to cleanse and blacken the same.

It is my intention to apply enough blacking .to a cloth to allow of about a dozen shoe shines and to fold the cloth into a small rectangle and seal in an airtight Cellophane envelope to retail at a cost of about ten cents, and to a cheaper cloth apply enough blacking for one shine so that it may be thrown away after it has been once used: this cheaper grade may be sold two or three for a nickel.

One great advantage of a polishing device of this kind is that a dozen or more packages may readily be removably secured to a display card and put on sale at all stores, stands, gas stations, and other places convenient to prospective purchasers, in order that they may be had almost anywhere and at almost any time.

Having now described my invention that which I claimto be new and desire to procure by-Letters Patent is:

portion 1 of surface I I 1. A polishing device consisting of a cloth and a daub of blacking on one side thereof, and a welt on said cloth, transversely thereof under said daub.

2. A polishing device consisting of a one-ply strip of cloth and a daub of viscous blacking on one side thereof, and a welt on said cloth, trans .versely thereof, and under said daub.

3. An elongated one ply strip of cloth one spot of which is moisture proofed, a single daub of viscous polishing material smeared on said spot and corded welt transversely of said cloth under said material.

4. A polishing device consisting of a one ply strip of cloth, a daub of viscous blacking on one side thereof and a welt on said one side of said cloth and under said daub.

5. A polishing device consisting of a cloth, a daub of blacking on one side thereof and a welt on said cloth transversely thereof, and under said daub, said cloth being waterproofed between its outer surface and said daub.

6. A shoe blacking and polishing device consisting of a one ply strip of cloth having on a small portion only of one of its faces a thin coating of moisture proof material and having a thick coating of viscous shoe blacking material applied directly to and upon said thin coating only, said thin coating lying between said thick coating and said cloth whereby said cloth is protected against absorption of said viscous blacking material and the opposite face of said cloth may be used as a shoe polishing surface.

7. A shoe blacking and polishing device consisting of a strip of cloth, a coating of moisture proof material on a, small portion of one face of the cloth and a thicker coating of viscous blacking applied upon said first coating which is adapted to protect the cloth from absorption of the blacking whereby the opposite face of the cloth may be used as a shoe polishing surface.

' A. WEDDERBURN. 

